The Ultimate List of Women’s Statistics

In ten countries around the world, women are legally bound to obey their husbands.

The World Economic Forum ranked the united States 60th out of 136 countries in political empowerment of women, below India, China and Uganda.

More than 468 bills restricting women’s health along with access to reproductive rights were introduced in state legislatures between October 2013 and October 2014. None were introduced for men during the same period.

Abortion is illegal in five countries and subject to severe restriction in many others.

Police and judiciary in many countries dismiss women when they report crimes and many women in those countries are unaware of how the justice system works.

Women in the Workplace Statistics

An increase in the female labor force results in faster economic growth.

Hispanic and Latina women are paid only 54 percent of what men are paid on average.

Engineering and computing make up 80 percent of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) jobs, yet less than 25 percent of those working in those industries are women.

Forty-one percent of women are the primary breadwinners in their household and 23 percent are co-breadwinners.

Forty-one percent of women are the primary breadwinners in their household and 23 percent are co-breadwinners.

In 2010, over 36 percent of women in the workforce were college graduates compared to 1970 when less than 12 percent held college degrees.

Women own up to 30 percent of all businesses today, adding $1.2 trillion to the economy and providing almost eight million jobs.

Girls continue to score higher on reading assessments and lower on math assessments than boys.

Women spend more time in household activities as performing unpaid volunteer duties than men.

Women are more likely than men to suffer from mobility impairments, chronic health conditions and are less likely to be physically active.

Women are more likely than men to perform preventative care to maintain health than men.

Imprisonment rates for both men and women have risen over the past two decades, but men are still more likely to be incarcerated for crimes than women.

In Egypt, a woman has only been able to file for divorce since 2000, but must give up all financial and property rights to do so. She must also repay any dowry paid by to her family. Men in Egypt, however, have unconditional rights to divorce and do not need to go to court to divorce. Women must also submit to mediation while men are not required to do so should they seek a divorce.

A divorced woman in Japan must wait six months before remarrying although men have no such restrictions.

Women make up 14.2 percent of the enlisted ranks and 16.6 percent of officer ranks.

Although women are barred from serving in the infantry, almost three percent make up the military’s front line in Afghanistan and Iraq.

As of 2013, there were 67 women lost to hostile fire in Iraq and 33 killed in Afghanistan. Another 900 were wounded in battles in the two countries.

Over 30 percent of the women in enlisted ranks were in the medical field and almost 31 percent worked in an administrative capacity. Approximately 39 percent of female officers were in healthcare with the Navy having the most women in that field with 46 percent.

There was only one woman held prisoner during the Civil War, two held prisoner during Desert Storm and three during Operation Iraqi Freedom. There were 90 women held prisoner during World War II.

A 2012 survey conducted by the military reported that six percent of women were victims of unwanted sexual contact.

Surveys conducted by the Rand Corporation found that 50 percent of assaults reported by women were crimes that included rape.

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